Mr. Trump, in the State of the Union, asked Congress to move on legislation that would give the terminally ill the right to try experimental treatments. Peter Roff, writing at Townhall.com reports that Congress has passed legislation,
“…guaranteeing the government will not interfere if a patient who is fully informed of the risks of doing so alongside the potential benefits opts to try a drug not yet proven effective but has cleared Phase I of the FDA’s safety protocols. It’s an approach supported by FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb and by Vice President Mike Pence, who signed a similar measure into law while governor of Indiana that keeps bureaucrats in that state from interfering in such cases.”
Roff notes that the House and the Senate have both passed decent bills, With any luck, Mr. Trmp will have something to sign soon and terminally Ill patients will have more options to improve their quality of life while they still have a life left to live.
